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Total quality management and just-in-time purchasing : their effects on performance of firms operating in the U.S. /
This study investigates the relation of total quality management (TQM) and just-in-time purchasing (JITP) with respect to firms' performance, based on theories from operations management, organization theory, strategic management and marketing. U.S. companies have implemented TQM and JITP techn...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Colección: | Garland studies on industrial productivity.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
| Sumario: | This study investigates the relation of total quality management (TQM) and just-in-time purchasing (JITP) with respect to firms' performance, based on theories from operations management, organization theory, strategic management and marketing. U.S. companies have implemented TQM and JITP techniques to improve their global competitive position. The lack of empirical research on how these techniques effect firms performance makes it necessary to explain their strategic values as management innovations. In this study, a cross-sectional mail survey was used with the target population of firms in. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781315052687 1315052687 9781135666828 1135666822 9781135666897 113566689X 9781135666965 1135666962 |